​Health Minister Fahrettin Koca made statements as part of measures taken against the coronavirus pandemic after the meeting of the Science Board in Ankara.

According to the minister, 17 people who had tested positive for coronavirus have died in the last 24 hours, bringing the death toll from the virus to 92.

The number of the cases confirmed with coronavirus has reached to 6,698 in the country. 42 patients were discharged from hospital after being cured. (ILKHA)